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Currently Codidact uses Discord for chat, which is linked from the right hand panel: Codidact runs on open source software, whereas Discord is closed source. The Codidact Foundation is a non...
#2: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2024-07-15T08:40:55Z (4 months ago)
Remove specific example to leave this open to all open source chat software
Seeking feedback on experience with Zulip open source chat software
- Seeking feedback on experience with open source chat software
- Currently Codidact uses [Discord] for chat, which is linked from the right hand panel:
- > ![Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"]
- Codidact runs on open source software, whereas Discord is closed source. The [Codidact Foundation] is a non-profit organisation, whereas Discord is a for-profit company which advertises paid-for products to its users (including users of the Codidact Discord server).
- There are several discussions on Meta related to this:
- - [More inherently built-in chatting?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/290737)
- - [Why discord and not IRC?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/291285)
- - [Would like written chat. ](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016)
- The following posts about linking to Discord also mention the future possibility of a built-in chat:
- - [Would be nice to have a link to chat on the main sites.](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/74914)
- > I know at some point [a homebuilt chat solution was in the works](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016), but till then it would be nice to have a link to the current solutions.
- - [User profile now has a Discord link](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/282940)
- > Someday we would like to remove our dependence on a third-party service, but that will not be soon.
- It seems that while there is some community desire for an alternative to Discord, there is unlikely to be available development time to build Codidact-specific chat software for some time. I'm interested to hear how the community would feel about using existing open source chat software as a replacement for Discord.
Do any of you have experience of using open source chat software? In particular, I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has used [Zulip]. It appears that although the company behind it is for-profit, the software is open source and can be self-hosted rather than depending on the company. What are its good and bad points?- [Discord]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord
- [Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/91fniilckuddcxvg36kt24odgi9f
[Codidact Foundation]: https://codidact-foundation.org/leadership.html[Zulip]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulip
- Currently Codidact uses [Discord] for chat, which is linked from the right hand panel:
- > ![Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"]
- Codidact runs on open source software, whereas Discord is closed source. The [Codidact Foundation] is a non-profit organisation, whereas Discord is a for-profit company which advertises paid-for products to its users (including users of the Codidact Discord server).
- There are several discussions on Meta related to this:
- - [More inherently built-in chatting?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/290737)
- - [Why discord and not IRC?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/291285)
- - [Would like written chat. ](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016)
- The following posts about linking to Discord also mention the future possibility of a built-in chat:
- - [Would be nice to have a link to chat on the main sites.](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/74914)
- > I know at some point [a homebuilt chat solution was in the works](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016), but till then it would be nice to have a link to the current solutions.
- - [User profile now has a Discord link](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/282940)
- > Someday we would like to remove our dependence on a third-party service, but that will not be soon.
- It seems that while there is some community desire for an alternative to Discord, there is unlikely to be available development time to build Codidact-specific chat software for some time. I'm interested to hear how the community would feel about using existing open source chat software as a replacement for Discord.
- Do any of you have experience of using any open source chat software? What are their good and bad points? Which ones would you be happy to see as Codidact's chat long term?
- [Discord]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord
- [Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/91fniilckuddcxvg36kt24odgi9f
- [Codidact Foundation]: https://codidact-foundation.org/leadership.html
#1: Initial revision
by
trichoplax
·
2024-07-14T13:10:52Z (4 months ago)
Seeking feedback on experience with Zulip open source chat software
Currently Codidact uses [Discord] for chat, which is linked from the right hand panel: > ![Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"] Codidact runs on open source software, whereas Discord is closed source. The [Codidact Foundation] is a non-profit organisation, whereas Discord is a for-profit company which advertises paid-for products to its users (including users of the Codidact Discord server). There are several discussions on Meta related to this: - [More inherently built-in chatting?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/290737) - [Why discord and not IRC?](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/291285) - [Would like written chat. ](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016) The following posts about linking to Discord also mention the future possibility of a built-in chat: - [Would be nice to have a link to chat on the main sites.](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/74914) > I know at some point [a homebuilt chat solution was in the works](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/278016), but till then it would be nice to have a link to the current solutions. - [User profile now has a Discord link](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/282940) > Someday we would like to remove our dependence on a third-party service, but that will not be soon. It seems that while there is some community desire for an alternative to Discord, there is unlikely to be available development time to build Codidact-specific chat software for some time. I'm interested to hear how the community would feel about using existing open source chat software as a replacement for Discord. Do any of you have experience of using open source chat software? In particular, I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has used [Zulip]. It appears that although the company behind it is for-profit, the software is open source and can be self-hosted rather than depending on the company. What are its good and bad points? [Discord]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord [Right hand panel showing a link to "join us in chat"]: https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/91fniilckuddcxvg36kt24odgi9f [Codidact Foundation]: https://codidact-foundation.org/leadership.html [Zulip]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulip